How to calculate GPA with credits
To calculate GPA, multiply each grade’s point value by its GPA credits, add the quality points, then divide by total GPA credits.
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Calculate & improve your GPA
Work with quality points, combine semesters, and put a target into numbers.
How to raise your GPA: calculate the room you have
In a credit-weighted model, future grades above your current GPA raise the average. The amount depends on how many credits are already in the record and how many remain.
Major GPA: which courses count?
Major GPA is a grade-point average for coursework defined by your academic program; it may not match an average of every class with the same subject prefix.
GPA calculator for Excel: an editable template
The GPAcity Excel template calculates credit-weighted GPA with visible formulas and an editable example grade table; it is an .xlsx workbook, not an official school policy.